District councilAbolished 2009E07000184

Oswestry

Oswestry is a district council in Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It had 18,598 residents in 1961. It was abolished in 2009 and its services passed to Shropshire.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Oswestry, 1911–1961.

Residents, 196118,598+20.4% since 1911

Population estimates4 data points

15.4K16.6K20.7K18.6K

1911193119511961

History

How the council came to be

2009
Abolished
Replaced by Shropshire.
1894
Created
Oswestry became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Shropshire

All councils in West Midlands

Warwick151,158 Stafford138,670 Stratford-on-Avon138,583 Nuneaton and Bedworth135,481 Wychavon134,536 East Staffordshire125,760 Newcastle-under-Lyme125,297 Rugby116,436 South Staffordshire111,527 Lichfield108,352 Worcester104,120 Wyre Forest102,328

Source: Wikidata Q574484 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.